About me
Angela Lin is Executive Director of TK-8 schools in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District located in City of Industry, CA. Her over 27 years of experience in K-12 Education includes service as Elementary and Middle School Teacher, Teacher on Special Assigmment supporting beginning teachers, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Executive Director.
As Principal, Angela proudly led her schools to receive the CA Distinguished School Award, Gold Ribbon School Award, Title 1 Achieving School Award, and the first National Blue Ribbon School Award in the district.
In her current role as Executive Director, Dr. Lin leads 22 schools and spearheaded the way to three CSBA Golden Bell Awards in the areas of Dual Language Immersion Programs (Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean) Middle School Math Summer Enrichment Program, and Project LEAD.
Angela earned her B.A. in Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, M.S. in Educational Administration at Pepperdine University, and Ph.D. in Urban Leadership at Claremont Graduate University. She has been recognized with CGU's Outstanding Urban Educational Leader Award, as ACSA Region 15 HLPAA Central Office Administrator of the Year, and by the Boys and Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley with the Champion for Youth Award.
Dr. Lin's research on supports to improve teacher induction programs was published in ACSA's EdCal publication, and her successful implementation of global initiative, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, was recently presented at CALSA's Focus on Results Conference.
In addition to her professional work, Angela enjoys karaoke, playing pool, and spending time with her husband, teenage son, and sweet pitsky watching movies at home or dining out in search of the best craft ramen house in Los Angeles!